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We were sending stuff into orbit far before we could reliably, reusabley, land a rocket on its tail.
by iancmceachern 1y ago
We were sending stuff into orbit far before we could reliably, reusabley, land a rocket on its tail.
- kortilla 1y agoIt’s the combination of the two that’s challenging though. The force of a first stage boosting an upper stage to orbit is a lot different than a carnival ride style single stage apogee ride.
- biscottigelato 1y agoRecovering and reusing something that went up and down And something that went orbital at supersonic speed Is not even remotely the same universe McDonell Douglas have done up and down since 1992 SpaceX is the only entity that have recovered and reused any rocket parts after sending payloads orbital Wake me up when someone have done even a test that resembles orbital recovery Until then all the EDS in here has zero power over reality
- joelwilliamson 1y ago> SpaceX is the only entity that have recovered and reused any rocket parts after sending payloads orbital This is not true. Say what you will about the Shuttle, but they definitely recovered and reused rocket parts from both the boosters and the orbiter.